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Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) vs MiniMax M2.5

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins overall with a score of 71 vs 59 (12 point difference).Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

CreatorMoonshot AI
TypeOpen Weight
Context128K
Score71

MiniMax M2.5

CreatorMiniMax
TypeProprietary
Context128K
Score59

Knowledge

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

89

MiniMax M2.5

70.8

92
MMLU
73
90
GPQA
72
88
SuperGPQA
70
86
OpenBookQA
68

Coding

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84

MiniMax M2.5

65

84
HumanEval
65

Mathematics

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

93

MiniMax M2.5

72

94
AIME 2023
73
96
AIME 2024
75
95
AIME 2025
74
90
HMMT Feb 2023
69
92
HMMT Feb 2024
71
91
HMMT Feb 2025
70
93
BRUMO 2025
72

Reasoning

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

87

MiniMax M2.5

69

88
SimpleQA
70
86
MuSR
68

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M2.5?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) scores higher overall with 71 vs 59, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M2.5?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 70.8.

Which is better for coding, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M2.5?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in coding with an average score of 84 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M2.5?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) or MiniMax M2.5?

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning) leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 69.

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